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Post by toom on Mar 1, 2009 19:06:59 GMT
Are the Diamond Redhouse bottlenecks round? If not, are they easy to use? The Ultimate seem to be, but £25 for a bottleneck is a little steep, though, quite likely worth it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2009 20:12:59 GMT
er yeah, they're the shape of wine bottlenecks!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2009 20:20:46 GMT
I've got an Ultimate on the way, bloody better be round  |
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Post by toom on Mar 1, 2009 20:20:52 GMT
Ooops  Just realised I was looking at the special options website page, and the beveled bottleneck.  Sorry to panick anybody waiting for theirs! And I haven't had a drink yet! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2009 20:36:53 GMT
;D ;D ;D Maybe there's a market for square bottle necks. Hey at least they wouldn't roll of the table like my last one did. Sorry, can't help myself  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2009 22:08:30 GMT
Toom
In cross section they are round, all of my 5 are anyway. £25 quid for a hand made work of art is a very good deal.
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Post by thebluesbear( al) on Mar 1, 2009 22:25:09 GMT
Yes
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Post by Ian McWee on Mar 2, 2009 10:28:09 GMT
...If the latest batch that left here Saturday aren't round - i need to head over to Specsavers a bit sharpish ;D... ...Hey Ben - you'll find out today  ... We're always receiving custom (..oddball??..) requests for slides - the latest, and one of the most interesting ones - is for an 'Ultimate' crystal slide with a 'flattened' area added along the length of one side, about 8mm in width. This has two advantages; the first is to allow for a comfortable thinner edge on the slide to lie between the ring & pinky finger (the customer is a lady with very small fingers who places her slide on the ring finger)....and if you lie your slide on a table with the 'flat area' downwards - it won't roll off the table!..Now why didn't i think of that  . Talking of round slides - a few years ago we had a request from an American slider who wanted a glass slide with the exact shape - both inside & out - of a steel Craftsman socket. I made a diagram, explained to my chaps what was needed & they made one up.....but they made it 'inside out', so the actual inside of this 'glass socket' was perfectly round....and the outside of the slide had eight sides to it - it's now an interesting talking point at shows.... Thanks again to all here for your lovely words about our slides Slide On! Ian. |
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Post by fibrebundle on Mar 2, 2009 15:59:25 GMT
Once you use an Ultimate, you'll realize it is worth every penny! I have two.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2009 18:06:02 GMT
Yes i can confirm it is indeed round, and it looks a belter too!! Perfect fit down to the mm and bloody hell is it thick! Bet it'll sound great, looking forward to giving it a go later tonight. Thanks Ian, and thanks for de-seaming the other one too. Cheers Ben |
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Post by Ian McWee on Mar 2, 2009 19:27:59 GMT
A pleasure Ben - good speaking with you lately & please keep in touch Slide On! Ian. |
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Post by BigBadDom on Mar 2, 2009 20:18:44 GMT
There are some good words about Ian and Diamond Bottlenecks on the 'What makes a good slide' thread, including my own two-penneth!
Dom
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2009 13:19:27 GMT
Diamond bottlenecks... I've played slide for forty years - as a speciality for the last four - and tried most of what's out there and some of what isn't... The search stops with Diamond. I've got two lead crystal Ultimates, samples of which have been kindly posted by a fan and can be heard at:-http://mindfullivingguide.blogspot.com/2009/03/special-sort-of-day.html. But, in case I'm merely biased - I endorse them - please check out Acoustic magazine for April 09 and get someone else's opinion. The Diamond company (www.diamondbottlenecks.com) is as friendly as they come. Ian McWee will sort you out exactly what you want and the service is fast and the prices are right. And they are my favourite for playing resonators, acoustic and electric. They even work on nylon strings. And others who agree with me include Bob Brozman & Debashish Bhattachurya. Oh, I ain't no fool... Slide on.
Duendecito - a.k.a Louie the Crow (www.louglandfield.com)
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Post by andys on Mar 20, 2009 20:35:38 GMT
Me too. This is mine. Made from an obscure wine bottle. I sent my pinky dimensions to Ian at Diamond. He came up with this  Fits me perfectly, I need to get another in case I break it. I used to swear by only using brass until this one came along. Diamond Bottlenecks are the best IMO |
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Just realised I was looking at the special options website page, and the beveled bottleneck. 
Sorry to panick anybody waiting for theirs! And I haven't had a drink yet!
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